They say that more business is done on golf courses than in boardrooms. I suspect that there is quite a measure of truth in that statement as the setting itself is very conducive to enable the initiation and conclusion of business deals: plenty of space, a lot of walking, concentration on hitting the ball, quietness, …

It looks like I WILL blog this conference, thanks very much to the foresight on the organisers. They will now send out transcripts and audio files of the keynotes and plenary sessions to a select group of bloggers to use and comment on. What an excellent idea! While this is obviously not as good as …